US Army soldiers at the entrance of a cave hiding Japanese soldiers, Corregidor Island, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers pointing rifles at the entrance of a cave; debris covers the war-damaged terrain. Official caption on front: "Mopping up Jap suicide groups in Corregidor caves. US Army Photo 159-13." Corregidor Island, Philippines. February 1945

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1945-02-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
Corregidor Island
Latitude: 
14.383
Longitude: 
120.583
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Caves--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines